The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

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',OUR WASHINGTON LEJTEB.
1 wAsuissroH, ID. T., July =, loo7.
n Controller Of ihe Treasury Trenhola.
In the matter Of The suspension Of The
Fidelity National Bank. Of Cincinsssis
has acted with pron,ptncss aud vlgog
becoming the dignity and responsibility
Of the Government. and the cstaserophs
IL not ~ ithout iis lessons and uses, o ie
shows The unquestioned superiority o.
our National banking system over ali
Others in the world, for ours d being
rapidly recognized ~ the model for most
civilized nstions. when. for instance
this bank suspended, what man In ths
United Ststes stopped Tor . n,0meat %
examine whether or not he hsd one 0f
iss bills Z realizing the fact that n all
the hanks Of the country were 20 break
In : day, the Government womld b
fully responsible - long as United
States bond Il good for its face value
and most Of them are worth great deal
ImOre.
There Is quite = ripple n the great sadl
good Civil Service Commission, over =
somewhat embittered dissgreemsnt
about the question Of paying lhe ex-
penses Of the several local civil servico
boards while on their recent junketing
visit to this city. but h,rdly think The
coniroversy will be - Important - the
pr0verbiai tempest In : teapot. How
sad to see that even this august bOdy d
subject to the same iu6rmilies Of temper
- are ordinary people,
The changes ia the different Depart.
meDts incident to the beginning Of The
fiscal year were not numerous Or Inn.
Poriant- Twenty Treasury clerks wsrs
dismissed. also seven IN the Quarter
Master Generals Office and forty en-.
ployed in the Government Printing Of
ice most Of the discharges being made
on account Of the appropriation bill fall
Ing 70 provide for . coutinuance Of The
incumbents. The order consolidating
revenue districts went into effect q The
same time aud also the 20 per cent re.
duction la salsrics Of Assistant District
A Attorneys; there were . few minor
clerical changes, IN nearly Ill The De-
partments.
Under the bene6cent methods % our
honest and upright Democratic Admin
istrstion the reduction Of the public debt
continues stesdiiy-th The amount for the
month or June being about Sl5yO00,00s,
which Il pretty good showing.
IL dynamite bomb had exploded h
the corridors Of the Patent Once the
other day. there could not have besn
much greater commotion among The ar-
my OF Republican clerks than when it
was made public, that, after patient ins
vcstigstion. the accounts Of Levi Bacon,
a protege Of Zsck Chsndier's, who died
: few days since, after having been NM
nv years financial clerk Of the Patent
Office dyin2 in the position pm y ere
short over $4,000. Who can bIang
these Republican, clerks for holding
euiogistic meeting over the dean default
ter, tor they knew he held their due bills
Tor thousands OF dollars unlswiuily ad-
vanced to them out Of the public funds?
Many Of the clerks will not have any sal
AIRY Ia three months, - Secretary Lamar
will deduct thereiroin their dues The
bomdsmen will have 70 pay The full
amount for which they are responsible.
$4,000, YET, u Il thought there will be :
considerable shortage after the clerks srs
made 10 refund, o most Of the sum q in
paper on Bacon's outside friends. lt
appears that his accounts have bosn
crooked eight years. The Democsats
can afford 20 raise great deal Of such
unssvory. Bacon out Of o6lce," Turn
The rascals OUT In the words Of sho
0oble lamented Hendricks, ..Opea The
books.' Mr.. John L Norris. Of this
city, one OF Bacon's bOndsmen. nov ex.
presses his emphatic cOnvicti0u, 20 uso
the language Of the great and honored
Tildeu, that "Reiorm 10 necessary" and
says be believes that the accounts ~ oh.
er disbursiug Officers Of the Gcvernment,
will. IL fully Investigated. Be found il =
bad condition = those Of the esteemed
Republican Bacon.
A statement prepared BY the Treasury
Department, shows that in The month II
J une, there wsa IN increase OF t2.664,.
so, In the circulation and . decrease uf
81, l5a93l or the cash in the Treasury.
The principal increase in circulation Wa
in silver certificates and United States
notes and the principal decrease in the
Treasury cssh VA In gold and silver
certi6cstes, United States notes and o.
ti0nsl bank uotes.
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